The ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment, James Lassiter and Will Smith of Overbrook Entertainment are searching for America’s Newest TV Scriptwriters.

ABOUT THE CONTEST

Will Smith and James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainmed are working together with the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment ( a group of national advertisers working on finding great family content) to find the most talented undiscovered TV scriptwriter in the Country.

The Overbrook Entertainment and ANA Alliance are working to produce and support family entertainment. Because family entertainment means different things to different people make sure your script is unique and emotionally relatable to today’s family.

Script Guidelines and Eligibility

There are a set of rules and guidelines for this contest. Please read through the following Script Guidelines and Eligibility information Here.

Resources for Scriptwriters

Aspiring Scriptwriter Resources

James Lassiter, who co-founded Overbrook Entertainment with Will Smith, learned to hone his producing skills by reading a collection of books and studying countless scripts. Below are two recommended reading lists to help inspire you to write extraordinary content for the contest and beyond.

A Creative Reading List

Bettelhein, The Uses of EnchantmentCampbell, The Hero with a Thousand FacesCampbell and Moyer, The Power of MythHall, AspireHauge, Writing Screenplays that Sell Through the Power of WordsMckee, StorySchmidt, 45 Master CharactersSharp, A Writer’s Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing LifeTobias, 20 Master Plots & How to Build ThemViders, 10 Steps to Creating Memorable CharactersVogler, The Writer’s Journey

Teaching a New Generation of Scriptwriting List

For the full list of reading suggested by legendary scriptwriter James Lassiter, Click Here.

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